Charity Registration Number:1189733
(A Charitable Incorporated Organization)
TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year Ending 31[st] March 2025
BRIEF LIVES - REMEMBERED
CIO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS Registered Charity Name Brief Lives - Remembered Charity Number 1189733 Registered Office 7 Friary House The Friary Guildford Surrey, GU1 4YR Trustees Paula Jackson Clive Gentle David Elvy Erica Stewart - Resigned April 2023 Linda Philips - Resigned March 2022 Accountants Moore (South) LLP Priory House, Pilgrims Court Sydenham Road, Guildford Surrey, GU1 3RX Bankers Lloyds Bank 147 High Street Guildford Surrey, GU1 3AG
Brief Lives - Remembered
Receipts and Payments accounts
| Income Donations General Memorial Amazon Donations Expenses Website Telephone Research costs Insurance PPS Computer running Travel Accountancy Refunds Subscription Trustee meal Sundry Profit/(Losses) |
12 Months ended 31/03/2025 3,244.65 25.00 126.76 791.48 527.92 100.27 379.37 176.98 65.53 570.00 - 128.00 36.60 (2,900.93) (368.72) |
12 Months ended 31/03/2024 2,375.98 250.00 83.85 101.88 1,084.69 185.30 100.07 502.46 243.98 - 561.60 - - (2,779.98) (70.15) |
12 Months ended 31/03/2024 2,375.98 250.00 83.85 101.88 1,084.69 185.30 100.07 502.46 243.98 - 561.60 - - (2,779.98) (70.15) |
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| - 128.00 36.60 |
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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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| **From ** | 1st | April | 2024 | To | 31st | March | 2025 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Brief Lives - Remembered
Other names charity is known by
N / A
Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address
1189733
7 Friary House, The Friary Guildford, Surrey Postcode GU1 4YR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | office (if any) | Dates acted if not for **whole year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Paula Jackson | ||||
| Erica Stewart | Resigned 2023 | |||
| Clive Gentle | ||||
| Linda Philips | Resigned 2022 | |||
| David Elvy | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Name Address Type of Adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Paula Jackson
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
(e.g. trust deed, constitution)
Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organization - Foundation How the charity is constituted
(e.g., trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
(e.g. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees.
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the charity’s organizational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties.
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To relieve the mental, emotional and physical distress of those suffering from bereavement or loss of a baby or young child To support families Summary of the objects of the when a baby was stillborn or died many decades ago, and for as long as is charity set out in its needed. To research the resting place of babies who have died many governing document decades ago. To fund and erect memorials dedicated to babies who have died.
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Continue to relieve the mental, emotional, and physical distress of those suffering from bereavement or loss of a baby.
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Continue to support families when a baby was stillborn or died many decades ago, and for as long as is needed.
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Continue to help bereaved families find the answers that will relieve their emotional and mental distress.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
- Continue to work with charities and organizations, that will help families to access our services.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking.
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policy programme related investment.
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contribution made by volunteers.
Fund raising ~ Increased awareness of bereavement issues
Section D Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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Traced the resting place of a further 200 babies who were either stillborn or died soon after birth in the decades of the 1940’s 1950’s 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s
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Supported the families of a further over 200 - 400 babies who were either stillborn or died soon after birth in the decades of the 1940’s 1950’s 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s
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Support families when the baby was born before twenty-eight weeks gestation and that were would not be in the position to find the baby’s resting place as there would not be one.
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To develop our online presence further including social media with private parent and sibling groups.
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To continue to develop our new projects: A letter to you and Love in our Hands.
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To continue our new projects: A Last Wish request and Graveside Service.
The trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the charity commission on public benefit and have taken it into account when making decisions about which the guidance is relevant.
Section F Other optional information
Section E Financial review
The reserves policy is to hold a minimum of 6 months non-discretionary Brief statement of the cost in free reserve to ensure that the charity can withstand income charity’s policy on reserves variability and therefore be sustainable. Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Paula Jackson Clive Gentle Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, Founder / Trustee / Chair Trustee etc.) Date 4th July 2025 4th July 2025